Hem Raj Bastola

I found out about Raju through a trekking blog (Auszweit) and I don't regret that I followed their recommendation. Raju is friendly, kind, intelligent, caring, honest and much more. We went to together to Annapurna Base Camp and he offered everything I expected of a good guide: Anwers to my quenstions in advance (trekking gear, weather, routers, permits), informations on the way (about mountains, villages, ethnic groups, history), caring (asking how I feel, looking out for me, checking for the weather to see upcoming 'dangers'), excellent English skills (haven't heard anyone in Nepal so far speaking such a perfect English). But most importantly he's just a very nice and cool guy I enjoyed hanging around with. I must say that even though I could have made the ABC by my own it made the days much more enjoyable and worth having Raju around as my guide!